An Introvert’s Step-by-Step Guide to Her 40-th Birthday Party Step 1: Get it Straight. By birthday party, an introvert means being alone. That is the only way she authentically parties. By introvert, a girl could…
Browsing Category single travelling female
a shimmering sand canvas
Sister wives, Yep, I’m going to steal that apt title right hear and now. As what we have in common seems, pound for pound, more than a man, and at least as strong as a…
if it be the will
if it be the will “Just pulled into Tamba. Don’t worry about me okay?” I type in and send the text message to Mbouille on the cell phone that he insisted I buy. By…
toubab umpaloompas
It only takes one cross-country trip on local transportation in a developing country to learn that in addition to visiting a restroom before departure, it is equally essential to avoid all intakes of fluids and…
reading and misreading the languages between
…continued bush taxi adventure in Senegal A “sept place” taxi is called, “seven places” for the most obvious reason: it has seven seats for passengers; two rows in the back seating three to each and…
naked white
a brave minority I climb off his motorbike at the taxi station and Mbouille shows me the palm of his hand; “Stay here. If they see a white person, they will raise the price.”…
la petite fille
I try to hunch into the longer shadows cast by the spotlight. Then I try turning around and searching for some speaker or spectacle that might give me more shade. I quickly realize that all…
to be made and unmade
“I have no desire for one life partner.” “I feel most inspired and alive on my own.” “I don’t believe in marriage (or any other sacrament that needs a government’s stamp of legitimacy).” There are…
this is india – part I
(My co-leader actually captured this awesome shot. And unfortunate for all involved, I forgot my camera re-charger in Lhasa, Tibet and my battery is now officially and completely cashed. But I’ve got a journal…
My Day, My Life
“Shasta-boy, you’re a handsome dog…from an angle.” – Shasta’s Owner ***** The last of my sleep wafts away on the gobble of a turkey outside my window. I start to walk the path back to…